World Committee against War and Fascism

World Committee against War and Fascism, Weltkommittee gegen Krieg und Faschismus, Comité Mondial contre la Guerre et le Fascisme
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Founded: 1932
Sources: HB 1936, HB 1938

Officers

HB 1936: Secreteriate composed of 13 members. Bureau mondial : De cent-douze membres, élus au Congrès d'Amsterdam. Au Congrès de Pleyel fut élu un Bureau de quatre-vingts membres. Ces deux bureaux ont été fusionnés le 20 août 1933. HB 1938: World Bureau: One hundred and twenty members, elected at the Amsterdam Congress. At the Pleyel Congress (see Historical Facts below) a Bureau of eighty members was elected. These two bureaux were amalgamated on August 20th, 1933. Governing Body: Secretariat consisting of thirteen members.
  • Henri Barbusse Founder / General Secretary (Secretary General) 1932-1935 : (†)

Seats

Relationships with other Organisations

Members in these countries

HB 1936: Comités nationaux contre la guerre et le fascisme dans les pays suivants auxquels sont affiliés de nombreuses organisations syndicales, culturelles, sportives, pacifistes, antifascistes, anti-impérialistes, et des groupes professionnels, industriels et d'entreprises (médecins, chimistes, imprimeurs, comités de vigilance contre le transport de matériel de guerre). HB 1938: National Committees against War and Fascism in the following countries: To these Committees are affiliated numerous labour unions, cultural organisations, sport organisations, pacifist organisations, anti-fascist and anti-imperialist organisations and professional and industrial groups and enterprises (medecins, chemists, printers, vigilance committees against the transports of war material).
Australia (since 1932) , Austria (since 1932) , Belgium (since 1932) , Bolivia (since 1932) , Brazil (since 1932) , Bulgaria (since 1932) , Canada (since 1932) , Chile (since 1932) , China (since 1932) , Colombia (since 1932) , Costa Rica (since 1932) , Czechoslovakia (since 1932) , Denmark (since 1932) , Finland (since 1932) , France (since 1932) , Germany (since 1932) , Greece (since 1932) , Iceland (since 1932) , India (since 1932) , Indochina (since 1932) , Italy (since 1932) , Japan (since 1932) , Luxembourg (since 1932) , Malaysia (since 1932) , Mexico (since 1932) , Netherlands (since 1932) , New Zealand (since 1932) , Nicaragua (since 1932) , Norway (since 1932) , Panama (since 1932) , Paraguay (since 1932) , Peru (since 1932) , Poland (since 1932) , Puerto Rico (since 1932) , Republic of Cuba (since 1932) , Romania (since 1932) , South Africa (since 1932) , Spain (since 1932) , Sweden (since 1932) , Switzerland (since 1932) , Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (since 1932) , United Kingdom (since 1932) , United States of America (since 1932) , Uruguay (since 1932) , Venezuela (since 1932) ,

Congresses

Object

HB 1936: Le mouvement se place au-dessus des partis et rassemble toutes les couches de la population qui s'opposent à la guerre et au fascisme. HB 1938: The movement is independent of party and brings together all groups of the population opposed to war and to Fascism.

Finances

HB 1936: Subvention et adhésion et cotisation collective. HB 1938: Subsidies, membership fees and subscriptions.

General facts

HB 1936: Congrès mondial d'Amsterdam contre la guerre impérialiste et le fascisme (27-29 août 1932), fusionné plus tard avec le Comité antifasciste issu du Congrès antifasciste européen, qui a eu lieu Salle Pleyel les 4, 5 et 6 juin 1933. La fusion de ces deux mouvements a été décidée lors d'une session commune du Bureau international du Comité d'Amsterdam et du Comité antifasciste de Pleyel, le 20 août 1933. HB 1938: Constituted at the Amsterdam World Congress against Imperialist War and Fascism (August 27th-29th, 1932), amalgamated later with the Anti-fascist Committee created by the European Anti-fascist Congress, held at Paris on June 4th, 5th and 6th, 1933. The amalgamation of these two movements was decided at a joint session of the International Bureau of the Amsterdam Committee and of the Pleyel Anti-fascist Committee on August 20th, 1933.

Publications

HB 1936: Front mondial, journal bimensuel ; Einheit, journal bimensuel en langue allemande; divers bulletins, brochures, manifestes, etc. Revues mensuelles et brochures du mouvement contre la guerre et le fascisme dans un grand nombre de pays. HB 1938: Clarte, monthly review; Pence and Liberty, various bulletins, pamphlets, manifestos, etc. Monthly reviews and pamphlets of the movement against war and Fascism in a large number of countries

Activities

HB 1936: Organisation de conférences internationales et nationales contre la guerre et le fascisme. Campagnes contre les armements et les préparatifs de guerre, contre la réaction fasciste, la terreur et les persécutions de toute sorte. Actions pour le rassemblement des forces de paix et de liberté. Initiative et collaboration aux Congrès mondiaux contre la guerre et le fascisme en septembre 1933 (Jeunesse), des femmes contre la guerre et le fascisme en août 1934, à Paris, du Congrès mondial des étudiants en décembre 1934, à Bruxelles, Belgique. HB 1938: Organisation of national and international conferences against war and Fascism. Campaigns against armaments and preparation for war, fascist reaction, terrorism and persecution of all kinds. Action with a view to bringing together the forces of peace and liberty. Initiative and collaboration in the World Congress against War and Fascism in September 1933 (Youth), the World Congress of Women against War and Fascism in August 1934 at Paris, and the World Students' Congress in December 1934 at Brussels, Belgium.

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